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Ms. Toad

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10. Why?

Reply to Mosby (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 08:55 PM

Yesterday

A driver's license is something most people over age 16 carry with them, which discloses their wishes in a way that is accessible (on their person, or via the DMV) and (in most states) cannot be overridden by family which is too wrapped up in their own grief to know or follow the wishes of the deecedent.

Frankly, I think an opt out system would be better. But since that isn't likely to happen, this opt in system via a document which most adults have is an excellent alternative.

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I plan to donate my organs -- but I've taken my name off the registry [View all] Mosby Yesterday OP

Whoa - "the right" implies property rights, ownership bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1

No, the next of kin does not "own" on death. Ms. Toad Yesterday #11

I stand corrected. Glad I'm not enrolled. Never trusted the process. /nt bucolic_frolic 14 hrs ago #13

I hope neither you, nor a loved one, ever need an organ. Ms. Toad 3 hrs ago #14

That's very disturbing, to say the least. 🙁 Dave Bowman Yesterday #2

Don't sign anything you don't understand. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #3

I'd be glad to donate my pacemaker multigraincracker Yesterday #4

well, what would be the point of somebody authorizing organ donation if they die drray23 Yesterday #5

The family in the OP decided to remove their request for palliative care. Mosby Yesterday #6

Is there anything to suggest that the family would have been willing to change their mind? EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #7

Organs cannot be donated until a person is dead. Ms. Toad Yesterday #12

The whole point of joining the registry is to avoid family overriding the deceased's wishes. Ms. Toad Yesterday #8

People are checking a box on a DMV form Mosby Yesterday #9

Why? Ms. Toad Yesterday #10